BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint after he allegedly tampered with a CSX railroad switch, which could have caused a derailment or damaged railroad equipment, in June and July, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
According to the complaint, on June 22, Amtrak workers reported to CSX employees that a padlock was replaced on a railroad switch at the CSX Transportation Niagara Rail Yard on 29th Street. Railroad switches allow trains to go from one track to another.
The trains that use the Niagara Rail Yard carry chlorine, sulfuric acid and bleach, officials said…